Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-07-22
MERE MENTION,

ting upa new kiln.
The electric light company are put
ting up their wires
Mr.. Yemen is going to sit under his
own vine and piazza.
Eggs have been very scarce in our
markets the past week.
JOS. Chilberg's house is receiving
"stripes above measure"
Miss Stella Smith left, last Saturday,
for her home in Vancouver.
The Westsiders have the boss COW.
She gives milk out Of six teats.
The pledge for Social Purity" is
receiving large number of signatures
A son was born to the wife of Mr..
E. w. Austin, at Mud Bay, Wednes-
day.
The dry goods stores have agreed to
close at 8 o'clock all evenings but Sat
urday.
The melon-colic days are coming
A large supply en- route from Cali
fornia.
A son was born July 20, to the wife
of Mr.. H. Huden, of the Olympia Soda
Works.
Mr.. Cullen and his men are grading
NSeventh street, between Franklin and
Adams.
"How cloudy" exclaims the new
arrival How smoky" retorts the
old settler. -
The man in the moon will commence
next Tuesday, to compete with the
electric light.
Brick-laying, after considerable de-
lay for want of laborers, has begun on
Woodruff's building.
julius Sternberg had his right hand
mangled by planning machine at
Tumwater, last Monday.
The Fanny Lake sells round trip
tickets to Seattle and return, good for
twenty days, for only 81.
The smoke has been so dense the
past few days that Priests Point has
been invisible from the city front.
The highest temperature during the
week was Sc degrees ON Monday, and
the lowest 40 on Friday. No rain fell.
Mr.. Connolly is filling and grading
his Fourth street residence lot, pre-
paratory to the erection of a new fence
The piles for the Main street wharf
having been all driven, the work of
Gaping and planking is now in prog
ress.
Deer-slayers will get themselves into
trouble, if they persist in violating the
game law. "a word to the wise is suf-
fcient."
Mr.. Wheeler, the artistic painter
and grainer, is lying in a very critical
condition at his residence on the
Westside.
A nice little sign reading Furnish
ed rooms to let,". over Prescott's door
is another evidence of Mr.. w. w.
Works handiwork.
Mr.. w. E. Anderson will leave in a
sw days for Washington, via the Can
I sdian Pacific, to settle up his BUSH
ness with the land Office.
Bates Cavanaugh and his sister,
Miss Rena, are about leaving for Spo-
kane Falls to make an extended visit
among friends and relatives.
Rev. Leonard ]. Carver, assisted by
Rev. C. C. Otis, will conduct services
in the Congregational church next
Sunday, morning and evening. Even
ing services will commence at Z
O'clock
Mr.. VIM. Sternberg has leased the
Ward sash and door factory at Tum-
water, and will hereafter be prepared
to manufacture anything in the shape
of wood required by the public. Mr..
S. combines skill as workman with
an enterprise that will ensure success.
An excursion is announced by the
steamer Willie, to leave at 6 80 this
evening for Shelton, Mason county,
where social will be held for the enter
tainment of visitors. Passage by the
steamer is free to all, and the charge
for admission to the ball will be the
usual amount. The excursionists will
be returned by six o'clock tomorrow
morning.
Mr.. w. E. Anderson several weeks
ago rendered his resignation as Special
Agent of the Land Department for
the Vancouver and Yakima district,
and last evening received notice of its
acceptance. This action became nee
essary in consequence of Mrs. AS i'll
health, which was aggravated by the
Climate of the Columbia. He has
Msde faithful and competent officer.
The adjourned term of the Supreme
Court, which began Monday, has
brought large number of the legal
profession from various parts of the
Territory. 1t will probably continue
In session fortnight longer Among
well known practitioners in attendance
may be noted the following: ]. C.
Haines, ]. H. Mitchell, Jr., Chas. Mum
day, c. H. Hanford, Elwood Evans,
G. NJ. Halter, j. B. Allen, w. H. White,
J. 7. Ronald and F. ]. Humes.
The new steamer Skagit Chief ar